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1898 Cincinnati, Ohio - 1962 Mundelein, Illinois. Known for: Landscape, genre painting, illustration, etching.
An Indiana etcher, painter and teacher, George Joseph Mess studied art at Columbia University, the John Herron Art School, the Modern School of Design, Chicago, and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts,... Read full biography
An Indiana etcher, painter and teacher, George Joseph Mess studied art at Columbia University, the John Herron Art School, the Modern School of Design, Chicago, and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. He also received scholarships for further studies at the Louis Tiffany Foundation, New York City.... Read full biography
An Indiana etcher, painter and teacher, George Joseph Mess studied art at Columbia University, the John Herron Art School, the Modern School of Design, Chicago, and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. He also received scholarships for further studies at the Louis Tiffany Foundation, New York City. Along with his brother Gordon, an Indiana Landscape painter, George Jo Mess founded the commercial art business, the Circle Art Company, in downtown Indianapolis. He married Evelynne Bernloehr Mess... Read full biography
An Indiana etcher, painter and teacher, George Joseph Mess studied art at Columbia University, the John Herron Art School, the Modern School of Design, Chicago, and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. He also received scholarships for further studies at the Louis Tiffany Foundation, New York City. Along with his brother Gordon, an Indiana Landscape painter, George Jo Mess founded the commercial art business, the Circle Art Company, in downtown Indianapolis. He married Evelynne Bernloehr Mess (b. 1903), who became an accomplished printmaker in her own right. The two artists founded and taught at the Circle Art Academy from 1927 to 1932. In1937, George and Evelynne Mess moved to Chicago. George Jo Mess worked as a commercial artist on the... Read full biography
An Indiana etcher, painter and teacher, George Joseph Mess studied art at Columbia University, the John Herron Art School, the Modern School of Design, Chicago, and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. He also received scholarships for further studies at the Louis Tiffany Foundation, New York City. Along with his brother Gordon, an Indiana Landscape painter, George Jo Mess founded the commercial art business, the Circle Art Company, in downtown Indianapolis. He married Evelynne Bernloehr Mess (b. 1903), who became an accomplished printmaker in her own right. The two artists founded and taught at the Circle Art Academy from 1927 to 1932. In1937, George and Evelynne Mess moved to Chicago. George Jo Mess worked as a commercial artist on the staff of both Esquire and Coronet until he returned to Indianapolis in 1940. Back i... Read full biography
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Keywords (34)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Pastel Painting/Drawing
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Seascapes, Seasides
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Adirondack Mountains
- •Brown County, Indiana
Art Association
- •Washington DC Watercolor Society/Association
Art Teacher
- •Arthur Wesley Dow
- •William Forsyth
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
- •John Herron Art Institute/School of Art and Design, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Hoosier Art Salon-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Washington (DC) Watercolor Club
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Metropolitan Museum of Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts